Combined scoop and sifter for flour and meal.



J. W. SMITH.

COMBINED SCOOP AND SIFTER FOR FLOUR AND MEAL.

APPLICATION FILED APR.2B, 1914.

1,149,094. Patented Aug. 3,1915.

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I. W. SMITH.

COMBINED SCOOP AND SIFTER FOR FLOUR AND MEAL.

APPLICATION FILED APR-28. I9I4.

1,149,094. I Patented Aug. 3, 1915.

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JOHN SMITH; OF SPOKANE, WASHINGTON.

COMBINED SCOOP AND SIFTER FOR FLOUR AND'MEAL.

To all whom it may concern l Be it known that I, JOHN W. SMITH, a citizen of the United States, residing at Spokane, in the county of Spokane and State of Washington, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Combined Scoops and Sifters for Flour and Meal; and

I do hereby declare the following to' be a full, clear, and exact description of the in vention, such as will enable others skllled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

The combined scoops'and sitters in com mon use are provided with rotary scrapers which pass over in contact with the. upper surface ot the sieve to work the flour or the meal through the sieve. These scrapers will grind up the grit and dirt in the flour or meal and sitt it through to be used in the cooked product.

This invention has for one of its objects the elimination of the defect above referred to, and to provide sweeps or rakes against which the fiour or meal is thrown in sitting the same, said sweeps or rakes being located some distance from the face of the sieve, so that dirt, grit, flies, or other refuse matter will not be ground up and worked through the sitter.

Another object of the invention is to provide a combined scoop and sitter tor flour and meal which shall be provided with a tunnel for the discharge of the sifted ma terial, thus, providing means whereby the flour or meal may be properly sifted and discharged into a small vessel, like a cup if a small quantity of the material only is required.

Still another object of the invention is to provide a device of the character described which shall be economical in use, cleanly and sanitary, and which can be manufactured and sold at a comparatively low figure.

These and other objects may be attained by means of the construction illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 1s a perspectlve View of a com- Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 3, 1915.

Application filed April 28, 1914. Serial No. 835,015.

bined scoop and sitter made in accordance with this invention, Fig. 2 is a top plan view of the scoop withthe sitter removed, and showing the arrangement of the sweeps or rakes and the cross bar for supporting the sitter, Fig. 3 is a vertical section through the combined scoop and sitter and discharge tunnel, and Fig. 4 is a top plan view of the sitter removed tromthe scoop.

Referring to the drawings, the numeral 1 designates the scoop and container for the flour or meal to be sifted, said scoop being preferably formed of tin or other sheet material' of circular form and having itsupper edge 2 inclined as shown in the drawings. A. handle 3 is connected in any suitable manner to the scoop. The lower edge of the member 1 may be provided with a binding wire 4 and the lower edge may be turned, inv 'ardlyas shown more clearly in Fig. 3 around the binding wire 4 which gives strength and stability to the scoop and prevents the fioor from working up between thebottorn' of the scoop and the top of the ring in which the sieve is mounted. v

Connected within the scoop near its lower edge are V-shapedv sweeps or rakes 5, and the outer ends of the rakes or sweeps are secured to the inner wall of the scoop in any suitable manner at 6.

A cross bar 7 preferably of angular form in cross section forms part of the sweeps or rakes and extends between the inner ends of the rakes or sweeps 5 and is secured at its ends within the scoop in any suitable manner.

The sitter is rotatably mounted upon the lower end of the scoop, and comprises a ring. or sleeve 8 within which the lower end of the scoop is fittedrotatably.

Fitted near the upper edge of the ring 8 is a wire gauze screen 9 of any required mesh.

For preventing the lower edge of the scoop from wearing the outer edge of the screen 9, a rim is provided to protect the screen, and the lower edge of the scoop rides on said rim.

Extending across underneath the screen 9 is a cross bar 10, and to secure the screen to the scoop, a bolt 11 extends through the cross bar 10 and through the cross bar 7, said bolt being provided with a nut 13 and a lock nut 14.

A handle 15 for rotating the sitter is pro- 11 a .present use.

venient means whereby the flour or meal vided with a pivoted knob 16, and said handle may be formed as a continuation of the cross bar 10 if desired.

Mounted in the ring 8 below the cross bar 10 is a discharge funnel 17, having a restricted discharge opening 18.

It is to be noted that the lower edges of the V-shaped sweeps or rakes 5 are located at some distance from the upper face of the sieve 9, so that grit, dirt and foreign matter in the flour or meal will not be ground up on the sieve and forced through the'same,

and this feature also serves to extend the life and utility of the utensil owing to the fact that the rakes or sweeps 5 do not bear upon the face of the sieve to wear it away as is common in the devices of this kind in The funnel 17 provides conmay be discharged into a small vessel like a cup, when a small quantity only is desired. 1 The manner of using the device will be apparent without an extended description. The'flour or meal may be scooped up, and

by moving the handle 15 back and forth, the

flour or meal is thoroughly sifted, while the refuse matter is held upon the outer surface of the sieve and the clean sifted flour or meal is discharged through the opening 18. The handle 15 may be turned entirely around and can be operated by either hand.

From the foregoing it will be obvious that the device is simple, durable and efficient for its purpose, and has many points of advantage over the structures now in common use. The device may be mounted in a kitchen flour cabinet for hotels or bakeries.

Various changesmay be made in the details of construction without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as defined in the claims. What is claimed is 1. A combined scoop and sifter comprising a container, sweeps extending inwardly near the lower edges of said container, a

sifter mounted at the lower end outside said.

container having a screen mounted therein at some distance below the lower edges of the sweeps to prevent forcing grit through the screen, a handle connected to said sifter for rotating the same relatively to the con- V J OHN W. SMITH. Witnesses:

. Mrs. A. MAYER,

Mrs. H. MARIN.

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